New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-27
BCTING OUT THE ENGLISH BIRNUM
THE VALUE OF A DEAD ELEPHANT.


WHOLE MENAGEaIE ADDED TO BARNUM's SHOW
IN ONE PURCHASE.
J. l. Barnum's agent In London cablcd to him yes
'cruay mat he had purchased the entire collection of
ANIMALS from WOmbwells menagcrle near Lyal. Eng
ilhd 10 be added to the purchases the
o"cc'loh now making. Wombwcll is the English Barnun
-"r was before he ded-his son-nlaw succeeding him,
anu now the latter having died retired his cOcrction
was offered 10 the American original
why said Mr.. Barnum last night to a reporter
who called on him at tic Murray Hill Ilotc soon
as our fire was known abroad, had offers by cable
from the mcnlscric managers In Rotterdam. Anstcr-
dam, Berlin, London and all the world Offering
10 duplicate losses In this Wombwell collection
We nave got very fine specimens. among the most
Important Of which n rlinoccros-I got word fIOm
bridgeport TO day that the rhnoccros that injured
died and sent to Professor Wards museum in
E"che,i"r- a hippopoia Janus giraffe, white bear.
lot of Hons and immense tigers all the cat animals,
indeed-sevcra zebraS, five ostriches, and some boa
constructors
THE DrADF" THE HETFFR.
81 ru, tell YOU a GOOD story about Wombwell whom
Jnmlo died. had him stuffed. thinking h. would be
good card whore ia" living Jumbo had not tcen seen
But 10 our Surpr e, II the very people who had
seen HIM alive that the most DESTROYS of seeing
him dead ell. Womlwcll had a rival in England who
like himself went about the country with his caravan
not 10y rail- bat the roadsshOving At the country
fairs Thi, rival got ahead Of Wombwcll once and
'lN'l il' SHOW. I'll dW ll- Eltd tloNu> ~ N't Nd' h0
advertised II the only elephant al the fair Womb
wells people him urgent word to hurry up, and he
pushed bat JUST hc reached the fair his elephant
dropped dead. - tho rival promptly changed his adj
vcrt-cmcut read Tho only live elephant al the fair
and NombNrll, To do the lest hc cod under the cir
cum,anccs. advertised the only dead cic hani at the
fair.
Now what do you suppose haprcnedl Why,
everybody had live elephants in plenty. bur they
had never >rrn a dad onr De.or'. ana " Oh '"rIi
Shu" became the centre Of attraction ana MS rNl
withdrew from the grounds That ahont my
year, ago one elephant. dead or alive, would rot
Mr EorrIm was mucu gratihcd yesterday over the
receipt from Bridgeport Of petition signed by about
fIrrr cN MAYORS, the presidents and ca-iirr- Of tho
banks and many LAWYERS and trair~mrn. a'lni nm
quarters To NeA-Jcr,cy.
AEic1PRoCAL SORT OF OwNTESHIP
"Why." said Mr. Earnum, ever since that plan
was spoken of. have had countless offers of and
in jersey. didn't know there was 50 much land
iu tAc state. III my partners think that, for
business reasons, wc ought ~ make tn move; but
| tell tl,tn that own about half Of Bridgeport, and
Bridgeport owns mo | belong there, and don't
mean to- give In without "A fight. We shall not be
able to dec dc the matter until next week our people
and cmuloyr, sp.nd about S2OO.oOO In Bridgeport
every year. and don't Like To lanr thai away nom
the cry without pretty good reasons for ~
W. Ea.p.m :, 9nI.y cngiS,d "na ms n",Ti,
tic ia.i fire. When hr IS not wrliIns or working or
WE r. IaA. IT Low S,I ,6a won ' tho fro
came LAT week fe had u 600 copies Of MS book on
n"' a., a,f 600 o66 copies have been crculacd
/ II calculate said he. that everybody That has
bots That secs my show wants t. read my lii" one
- ms crowds coming out Il IN" tent looks as II
ID" a'lu,ier Of tho Insurance companies interested
ln The Earn 900 fire III meet al bridgeport on Tuesday
neat 10 TX The amount Of loss TO be settled i"r'
ms PHOTOGRAPH BETTER may ~ AFTDiVE
Bo,ro~. nov 20 tSp,cion-A photograph has recently
PLAYED an important part in finding IN heir to an estate
In M. city. About three months ago An old woman
named mary smith, who Tor wears had been known ia
Boston a. street beg ar. dcd II supposed AZ the
tim. that SIC la not a cent Ia the worli except what
size received from LAY 10 day IN supply her actn needs
Ascarch Of her room by officers brought To l:nt regis
tered Government, bonds the valued upward y 5000
Having made Will. the matter was brought before tho
Probate Cour, OF SUFFOLK County ani tho Public Admin
i-raor stcphen II. Tyadlle esd was as'isnei 70 al
minister upon tho estate The claimant, for IN" nohy
found certain nephrws AMI neces. whs sid 'heY
we're the kin aud that Of Mrs smith, VINO
went tn alfornia thirty year. ago and had not been
heard from for fourteen years, must be deal
Mr. ryndAlc succeeded In getting judge Mcklm 10 con-
tinue the ease satisfactory inquiries could be male
As to tine probability Of direct hcir ataw OF the decedent
and the result that posponemo Mt las beeu that TO-DAY
sus,actery evidence In IN. nature Of AFFIDAVIT has
hrr received from California, -uo"in- that IN" son o
Mr.. bnith !, stlI alive and hal ~" hho"icd-r o. H'1
mother. death until lie had satisfied parsons Antloi1eu
10 mako tho investigation that he WIS tuo
heir OF Nr. smith. Among III" property
OF Mr.. smith found photograph WHICH
The claimant, of her property adnlitei IS t,At ol
her son AMI he deposition seht from california has a
copy sraph. the n"katitr =" "h,h - ~
pr.hcipa reason assigned bv smith for net having c
m nicatcd with hs mother wa. mat he was poor
Further pr lcceilugs Will be DELAYED until tho MN" oi
smith from California